Richard O'Connor's bestselling book Undoing Depression has become a touchstone in the field, helping thousands of therapists and patients overcome depressive patterns. In Rewire, O'Connor expands those ideas, showing how we actually have two brains--a conscious deliberate self and an automatic self that makes most of our decisions--and how we can train the latter to ignore distractions, withstand temptations, and interrupt reflexive, self-sabotaging responses. Rewire gives readers a road-map to overcoming the most common self-destructive habits, including procrastination, excessive worrying, internet addiction, overeating, risk-taking, and self-medication, among others. By learning valuable skills and habits--including mindfulness, self-control, confronting fear, and freeing yourself from mindless guilt--we can open ourselves to vastly more successful, productive, and happy lives.

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"Rewire gives readers the tools to understand their bad habits and change their lives for the better. This highly practical book offers compelling and measured advice on how to change behaviors and improve lives."--Jeffrey M. Schwartz, MD, author of You Are Not Your Brain and Brain Lock

"Rewire is essential reading for people and clinicians trying to improve their own life and the lives of everyone around them. Fascinating and powerful advice on ending negative thoughts and behaviors and improving your brain."--Andrew Newberg, MD, author of Words Can Change Your Brain

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RICHARD O'CONNOR, PHD, is a practicing psychotherapist with offices in New York and Connecticut, where he currently lives.

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3.0 out of 5 starsKindle format problems

September 5, 2016 - Published on Amazon.com

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The book itself is incredibly helpfull. But the kindle formatting cuts off every single table in the book, and there are a good number. Not cut off as in the material is on the next page. Cut off as in the material in the far panels of the table isn't viewable at all. Essentially, if you buy the kindle book, you don't get everything you pay for. I've made several reports of the issue, and no action has been taken.

I am 1/3 the way through this book and I can tell tay everyone in my family needs to read this book! Get back control of your life, your thoughts etc! Can't wait to finish the book and re -read it. Like someone else said, the first couple of chapters are tough and make you feel hopeless but by pointing out and recognizing these problems then applying the exercises, should help to center your soul and your life!!!

I bought this in paperback for a friend after buying it on Kindle for myself and was inspired to buy it on the strength of his Understanding Depression book. I came into contact with this author when researching Zen and depression. That he works within a "mindfulness" framework is a huge plus. A wise book that helps one understand why we think and do things (and how, realistically, we can rewire and think and do things differently). So much of coaching is about "yes, you can change, just do it." But it doesn't work like that. I got great insights from this book on adult children of alcoholics, narcissists, post-traumatic stress disorder to name three that have proved very useful for understanding people close to me. All in all, a practical and accessible book — and, of course, wise.

I ended up buying this book today after reading it on loan from the library. Great insights into all kinds of behaviors . It is helpful to understand your struggles and of those who you interact with on a daily basis. Well written. I will use it as a reference book.

5.0 out of 5 starsAwesome Book for Anyone Wanting to Improve their Mental Health

March 30, 2016 - Published on Amazon.com

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Great book for anyone who wants to improve their life. This book is just what I needed and I am so glad I found it. Some of the chapters really resonated with me and opened my eyes to reality. It is amazing how much we push into our unconscious mind and let it eat away at us. There are some exercises throughout the book to practice so that healing can occur. As the author states, healing does not happen overnight. It takes work on your part and time to heal completely. I definitely recommend this book for anyone who wants to move forward and find true happiness in their life.